19When they saw him coming many hurried to their cars. A few stalwart supporters came forward with tears in their eyes, clearly shaken by the speculation of others.
"What happened?" Millson asked them, but with the front door opened he could smell part of the problem.
"Somebody splashed buckets full of fecal matter around the sanctuary and wrote curse words and blasphemous phrases on the wall in red paint.
Millson knew he had to go in. Failure to do so would send a message that he was aware of the church's condition. He immediately believed the bucket of paint would be found in the historic carriage house on the parsonage property and the fecal matter could be traced to their own septic system.
Someone had declared war and he had a pretty good idea who that someone was.
The stink in t
